Worry workbook for kids: calm breathing, brave steps and feelings pages

Worry workbook for kids between 6 and 11 that gently explains what worry is and helps children grow a little braver each week. Inside 28 undated pages your child finds a 0 to 10 thermometer, slips to post in a worry box, three traceable breathing shapes, a ladder of brave steps and a bravery certificate. The PDF downloads instantly in US Letter and A4, and nothing is mailed.

Calm skills feel abstract to a child. Here they become shapes to trace, cards to hold and steps to climb.

How this worry workbook for kids helps

Children are introduced to Wobble, a kind little worry cloud, and discover that worry is an ordinary feeling that always fades. They spot where worry lives in their body, rate it on a 0 to 10 thermometer, and split worries into ones they can control and ones they can't. Whatever is left goes into a worry box, saved for a brief worry time each day.

Breathing shapes to trace, helpful thought cards and an eight rung brave ladder give your child something concrete to practice with. A parent guide at the end offers gentle phrases you can use, so the workbook becomes a shared project rather than homework.

Who this workbook is for

• Kids around 6 to 11 who worry often, feel things deeply or struggle with new situations
• Parents and caregivers looking for gentle words and tools for anxious moments at home
• Families preparing for a big change, like starting a new school, moving or welcoming a sibling
• Homeschooling families wanting a calm social emotional learning unit for their own kids
• Children who would rather draw, color and trace than talk at length about feelings

Design and printing details

• Clean, elegant pages in white with soft blush pink accents that need little ink
• Roomy margins so a home printer never cuts anything off
• Upright layout, sized US Letter (8.5 x 11 in) or A4 (210 x 297 mm)
• No dates, so you can begin whenever you like and reprint pages as needed
• Wobble, an original and friendly worry cloud character, appears on several pages
• Fits a binder or clipboard, or can be spiral bound at a print shop

Inside the worry workbook for kids: 28 pages

1. 1Cover featuring a page index and lines for your child's name and age
2. 2Hello, grown-ups, with four tips on using the book, how the pages are arranged and room for family goals
3. 3Meet Wobble, the friendly worry cloud, introduced with four facts, how my body and mood change when Wobble gets loud or quiet, and room to sketch my personal cloud
4. 4What is worry? Five plain facts, a checklist of 12 everyday worries children have, useful worry vocabulary and the message my worry gives me
5. 5All about me, with room to draw, favorites, things I love, things I do well and a brave thing I've already done
6. 6Where I feel worry, a body outline to color plus 14 body signs to tick, like tummy butterflies or a racing heart
7. 7My worry thermometer, rated 0 to 10, with five worry sizes, how each one feels, what helps and a plan for the big ones
8. 8My feelings check-in across a week, using Wobble's faces, feeling words, a daily worry number and what helped
9. 9My worries list, 10 rows, each with small, medium or large circles and a thermometer number
10. 10Sort my worries into what I can control and what I can't, with a plan for both sides
11. 11Worry detective, five clue-finding questions with a worry number before and after
12. 12Worry box slips, 10 to cut out, each with a How big? check, ready for a shoe box or jar
13. 13My worry time, a 10 minute daily routine in five steps plus a weekly chart
14. 14Square breathing, traced with a finger, with steps and 21 dots for practice
15. 15Star breathing to trace, breathing in going up and out coming down, with practice dots
16. 16Rainbow breathing, five arcs to color and trace, practice dots and room to draw
17. 17My calm-down toolbox, with 16 soothing ideas to check off, a favorite three and a plan for a cozy calm spot
18. 185-4-3-2-1 calm senses, a grounding page for noticing sights, textures, sounds, scents and tastes
19. 19Helpful thought cards, 8 ready-made ones such as I can do hard things plus 2 blanks, all to cut out
20. 20Worry thought, helpful thought, a swap chart with a sample row and three helpful questions
21. 21Brave steps ladder, with a brave goal, eight steps each with a worry number and done box, helpers and a reward
22. 22My brave moments log, 8 rows and 18 stars to color whenever I'm brave
23. 23Who can help me at home, at school and elsewhere, plus words I can say and important numbers
24. 24Bedtime calm checklist, nine evening steps plus one open slot, ticked off across seven nights, with three good things and a cozy thought
25. 25Draw my worry, first as it feels now and then shrunk and peaceful, plus its words and my answer back
26. 26My worry plan, five steps for the fridge plus things I'm proud I learned
27. 27Certificate of bravery, ready to sign and date
28. 28Parent guide covering what helps, what to avoid, kind things to say, notes and when to seek extra support

Files you will download

• Worry Workbook for Kids, US Letter PDF (28 pages)
• Worry Workbook for Kids, A4 PDF (28 pages)
• Read Me First, a short printing guide (PDF)

How to download and print

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• We email the same private download links to you, so you can download your files again later.
• Open the PDF in a free reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader and print at 100% or Actual size.
• Print only the pages you need, as often as you like, for your own personal use.

Good to know before you buy

• The workbook is a PDF meant for printing, not a hyperlinked digital planner. You can still open it in most note taking apps and write on the pages.
• You are buying a digital file only. Nothing physical arrives in the mail.
• Printed colors may look a little different from what you see on screen.
• For personal use only. Sharing, reselling or redistributing the files is not allowed.
• Digital files cannot be returned. If a file will not open or print properly, email us and we will help quickly.
• Think of this book as gentle support for families. It is no substitute for therapy or medical advice, cannot diagnose or treat anxiety or any other condition, and does not take the place of a qualified professional. When worry gets in the way of your child's sleep, meals, school days or everyday happiness, reach out to your pediatrician, a school counselor or a specialist in children's mental health.

How this was made

Designed and written by PetiteDiary. AI tools helped draft parts of the text, and some background scenes in the preview images were created with AI. Every page was designed, reviewed and checked before release.

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